Part of hotel demolished following violation in building plan in Ludhiana

Assistant town planner (Zone D), S S Bindra said that following an MC notice regarding violation of building plan during construction, the owner of the hotel had moved Punjab & Haryana high courtTNN | December 16, 2015, 17:29 IST

LUDHIANA: Taking action against violation of approved building plan at a hotel on Ferozepur Road, the municipal corporation (MC) demolished the lintel of its top storey on Tuesday.

Assistant town planner (Zone D), S S Bindra said that following an MC notice regarding violation of building plan during construction, the owner of the hotel had moved Punjab & Haryana high court. However, the court dismissed the appeal in which hotel owner Brij Khanna had claimed that there was no violation from his end. The court also imposed Rs 5 lakh fine on him for giving misleading information to the court, he added.

Bindra further said that the MC had approved plan for construction of building up to 70 feet height, but the owner had managed to raise the height of building to 74 feet. He said that the lintel of top storey has been demolished to remove the violation.

He further said that the owner then moved the session court for a stay on demolition, which, on December 9, dismissed the petition. Following that, the demolition drive was conducted on Tuesday.